Nannizzia Explained

Nannizzia is a genus of fungus in the family Arthrodermataceae.^[1]

The genus name of Nannizzia is in honour of Arturo Nannizzi (1877-1961), who was an Italian botanist, docent in Mycology and in 1935 was Director of the Botanical Garden in Siena.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Phyllis Margaret Stockdale in Sabouraudia vol.1 on page 45 in 1961.

Species

Species accepted within Nannizzia include:^[3]

• Nannizzia aenigmatica
• Nannizzia borellii
• Nannizzia cajetana
• Nannizzia cookiella
• Nannizzia corniculata
• Nannizzia duboisii
• Nannizzia fulva
• Nannizzia graeserae
• Nannizzia grubyi
• Nannizzia gypsea
• Nannizzia incurvata
• Nannizzia nana
• Nannizzia obtusa
• Nannizzia ossicola
• Nannizzia otae
• Nannizzia persicolor
• Nannizzia praecox
• Nannizzia quinckeana
• Nannizzia racemosa

Further reading

• M. Kawasaki . M. Kawasaki . H. Ishizaki . H. Ishizaki . M. Aoki . M. Aoki . S. Watanabe . S. Watanabe.

Notes and References

1. Stockdale. Phyllis M..
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
3. Web site: Nannizzia . Mycobank . 2020-04-21.